Monday, May 26, 2008

Memorial Day Rain

So, It is the third 1/2 marathon I have run on Memorial Day. Two of them have been in the rain and cold, today was one of those. It rained hard and we were Soaked! I'd like to say we were fast, but we ploded along at our 10 minute mile pace. We finished in 2:10. The good news of the race is that there was no photographer since there was so much rain. Running pictures are ALWAYS bad. The second good news was it pays to be 40. Yes, this year I jumped into a new age bracket and now instead of being one of the oldest I get to be one of the youngest. I took 2 place in the 40-49 year OLD women. It didn't hurt that the rain probably kept half of the people away. My next adventure is a sprint triathlon in the fall. I'll be spending all my spare time at the pool trying to learn to swim. Anyone want to join me?

4 comments:

Deborah said...

Wow, good for you. Something good to be said about being 40.

Leigh Anna said...

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Jen said...

Laurie, you are the WOMAN! I'm just so impressed with the half marathon thing! Woo hoo!

Heather said...

you are crazy